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Enforcing firewall (native or 3rd-party)
We're currently doing PCI compliance, and one of the requirements is that mobile devices that have access to systems involved in processing card data have personal firewall software installed which ...
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Should I block incoming connections from “netbiosd”?
My (application) firewall settings are configured to block incoming connections from netbiosd. I don't recall setting this myself, and wonder what the consequences are.
What are the consequences of ...
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Firewall Being turned off
Is it possible for an application to close my OSX firewall? Several times I have opened the security pref and I find FireWall off while I do not remember turning it off. For antivirus I use ClamXav ...
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How do I allow a single IP to access everything on my Mac?
I tried IceFloor, but it's not working to white list all traffic from a single IP to bypass firewalls.
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Is allowing port 80 on Little Snitch safe?
In Little Snitch, I allowed port 80 when a "google.com" popup appeared on my screen. I'm wondering if that was a good idea.
If a hacker installed a program on my Mac, and that program sent ...
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How can I get the exact URLs/requests that a program is trying to connect to?
I currently use Little Snitch to control network traffic on my Macbook Pro, and see what my apps are connecting to.
Unfortunately, Little Snitch only shows you the hostname that an app is connecting ...
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How stealthy is the stealth mode of the firewall? Does it increase security?
In the System Preferences there is the option:
`Security & Privacy -> Firewall -> Advanced... -> Enable Stealth Mode
Does this options significantly increase the security when ...
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sshdfilter and ipfw - why are my rules flushed so often?
I have sshdfilter setup to maintain ipfw rules when someone is un invitedly trying to login my system. This has been working quite a while. Since a while - beginning to suspect the last lion upgrade ...
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How can I enable DVD or CD Sharing with the Firewall on?
I'm trying to enable "DVD or CD Sharing" in the System Preferences. When I enable it, it says that the Firewall is blocking it. If I go into the Security > Firewall settings, I see that the first item ...
